Russell Malone
Electric Guitar Solo on
Hit That Jive Jack

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Russell Malone's electric guitar solo closes out the improvised statements on this recording, following Diana Krall's piano. Spanning two choruses of the 32-bar AABA form at an up-tempo 234 BPM with a swing feel in G, the solo runs approximately 1:05. The tune is a contrafact based on the chord changes of "I Got Rhythm." Guitarist Russell Malone follows with two choruses at an even faster 234 BPM, his electric guitar lines darting through the rhythm changes with bebop-influenced precision and bluesy wit. Russell Malone was 31 to 32 years old at the time of this 1995 recording.

Russell Malone was 31 to 32 years old at the time.